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Friday, August 21, 2009

I keep my fabric scraps in a plastic bin and lately have had problems closing the lid. I keep all scraps, big or small, because you just never know when you need that itty bitty bit of fabric. Right? But is was definitely time to deal with them, either make something with them or .... or what?

I started by cutting lots of 1.5 inch strips and then pieced them together by color. That is, either four strips of red or green, or blue etc. I then squared them up and made them into 4.5 inch blocks.

I laid the blocks out, moved them around until I was happy with the overall color scheme, and then pieced them together.

And look! This is what came out of my scrap bin! I did not cut into my fabric stash at all. It is a scrappy riot of color, and is now ready to be basted and quilted. I wonder what is in your scrap bin?

84 comments:

That is magnificent. I too have a plastic bin and inside there are zip lock bags of either strips or squares. I was being semi organised for a paper pieced strip quilt but I think your idea of the little 4" strip blocks is wonderful. Well done!

love that! I just about emptied my red bins of scraps on two big red quilts...I have HUGE bins overflowing of scraps... I plan on emptying some more with making 5" wonky star blocks... yours look great!

How Gorgeous! I currently have all my fabric (yardage and scraps) sorted by color, but this posts makes me want to throw all of my scraps into a container and hope something this great emerges from them!!

My scrap bin is still small, and un-diversified! You have such wonderful bright scraps in every color. Geez, I need to either get a second job or win the lottery to increase my options! ;-) Well done as always! Gives me something to work towards in the future!

Awesome! I save every little bit, too, but often wonder how best to organize -- color, size, shape, etc. What a simple solution/project to use up precious bits of great fabrics and turn them into something beautiful and practical!

Glory be! You want to know what is my my scrap bins - yes, more than one but less than 10. I did spend some time sorting my scraps by color, but other things in life got in the way and the bins are still in a stack in the garage. Thanks for the inspiration! As soon as I get my two bathrooms remodeled, I will have to work on those scraps!

Your quilt made me smile! I have six plastic scrap bins. Is that bad? I use the gallon ice cream buckets with the handles. I've got two for designer scraps, one for flannels and three for "other" quilt store fabric (not designer). The scraps you showed today would qualify as designer! This is a great idea and so beautiful.

When I first started quilting, my daughter worked with me, designing and cutting. She suggested cutting a 4 inch square from every new fabric in my stash. Before long I had a tall stack of squares, and we commenced to design several scrap quilts from them, some using squares, some using half square triangles we made by sewing two squares together. When I brought the last one to Show & Tell at my guild, her brilliant idea sparked the loudest applause I ever received there!

What a GREAT idea!! I've been into making scrap/stash quilts this year and have done fairly well. Finished a paper-pieced log cabin TOTALLY out of scraps and in the process of sewing it together. I MUST make a note of YOUR little project...SO CUTE!

I want to make this stunning quilt, but have NO scraps. Guess I better get busy making things to accumulate them :). Thank you for such ideas and inspiration. I just found your blog this morning and have spent a bunch of time here already. I see many more visits to learn from and be inspired by you in my future.